GAJANAN SA VIGYEYAHA SANKHYEBHYA SIDDHIDAYAK| LOBHASURAPHARTA JAI AKHUGASHCHA PRAKEERTITAHA||

Meaning:- The incarnation of Lord Ganesh,Gajanan is the form of Sankhya Brahmatattva. He is the one who fulfills all boons especially of the followers of Sankhya. He is the one who had slayed Lobhasura and his vehicle is the rat.

One day the treasurer of the Gods Lord Kuber went to Kailash to seek blessing of Lord Shiva. There he went and met both Shiva and Parvati.There he was enticed by Parvati's beauty and started staring at her. Looking at this, Parvati became angry and seeing this Lord Kuber got scared.At that minute Kuber was transformed into the mighty Lobhasura.

Lobhasura went to Shukracharya and accepted his tutelage. He took the Panchakashara mantra (Aum Namaha Shivaya) and practised severe penance. Eventually Lord Shiva was pleased with him and blessed him with immortality.This time he had turned blind because of ego and challenged Lord Shiva to engage a war with him or leave Kailash and go away. Shivji remembered the blessing given to Lobhasura and he abandoned Kailash. As a result, Lobhasura became more cruel and wicked and started inflicting pain on the weak and the innocent, and this is how anarchy prevailed.

The Gods were very unhappy because of all this.The Sages Saints were also badly harassed. It was at this time when Raibhya Muni advised all the Gods to worship Gajanan. All the Gods and Sages did accordingly and very soon Lord Gajanan was pleased with their devotion. He assured them that they would be unharmed.

Gajanan sent Lord Shiva alone to Lobhasura. Lord Shiva told Lobhasura to accept the amnesty given by Lord Gajanan and to surrender unconditionally otherwise he would meet his end instantly. Guru Shukracharya gauged the situation and warned Lobhasura. He then advised Lobhasura to surrender.

Listening to this Lobhasura got scared and accepted to surrender. He repented in front of Lord Gajanan and asked for forgiveness. He accepted to return Swarga loka to the Gods. Gajanan blessed him and ordered him to go back to Pataaloka, never to return.

All the Gods were elated and started singing the praises of Gajanan.It is situated in Taluka Shirur, District Pune.